bahamas, and the east coast of florida in its sights. millions of people are in hurricane matthew's path. south carolina will evacuate up to a million people. eric fisher has more on the storm's path and how it could ultimately affect us. >> it will bring u.s. impact. and the biggest question mark is in a devastating storm in parts of the caribbean. and haiti is first category 4 since 1964. here's a look at the satellite image. it's about to make a second landfall on the east side of cuba. 40-mile-per-hour winds, moving north at 9 miles per hour which is going to take it to the bahamas tomorrow. and then it takes a sharp left turn and it will be moving to

weaken. it should remain a category 4 hurricane which means winds are extremely strong and could produce a lot of damage. by thursday afternoon getting close to miami. and look at the path. it's along the east coast of florida. and even if it doesn't make landfall, it's going to rake all the coastline with strong winds, heavy rainfall and strong surf. and it continues through south carolina and into north caro. is the question. so models are in great agreement all the way through florida and south carolina. and that's where the biggest u.s. impact is. once we get to sunday, things start to spread out. and the gfs wants to take it up the coastline. and if the euro ends up being correct, we end up with a dry weekend. we'll have more details on

just a few minutes. right now the storm is hitting close to home for people with family in haiti. >> that country has been hit so hard by natural disasters. >> reporter: everyone i spoke with from relief workers to families living in haiti, they all say the same haiti is not equipped to deal with anything else. >> with winds as powerful as 145 miles per hour, hurricane matthew continues to wreak havoc over haiti, bringing with it death and destruction. back in boston, she says his parents and cousins live in haiti. >> they seem to be okay.

haiti can't afford another national disaster. >> haiti could not be more vulnerable to a hurricane. and for a category 4 to hit is southern peninsula is very scary. >> reporter: the hospital in haiti serves 70,000 haitians. they have 275 workers serving there and the road leading to the hospital has been washed out. >> the need in i what people provide from the outside saves lives. and we'll need it more than ever. >> reporter: a pastor receives a facebook message. >> the community looks like total destruction, walls, roofs, have been destroyed. >> reporter: and all he can do is pray for the haitian people. >> it seems to be getting a lot

to haiti in the near future to see his family and witness the damage firsthand, his dream is to study architecture and go back and rebuild. >> download the cbs boston weather app. our website is www.cbsboston.com. we have sad breaking news. rescuers have just recovered the body of a man in >> they began searching for him after a canoe overturned on the pond. >> i can tell you dive teams were in the water for nearly three hours searching this afternoon. right around 4:00 this afternoon is when they tell us they found that man 40 to 50 feet offshore. >> we were just shaken. it's scary. >> he rushed back tuesday

picked up a call from his son. >> our youngest called us and was having a panic attack. neighborhood had been inundated with police. >> crews descended upon the pond looking for a landscaper in his mid-20s or early 30s who according to coworkers had taken a canoe on the water. >> a 911 call from a colleague the water and fallen in. >> before rescue crews arrived, the first officers to the scene jumped in and swam straight to the overturned canoe. >> they were able to locate the individual in the water approximately 40 to 50 feet offshore. unfortunately, the individual did not survive.

there are no signs of foul play but that's under investigation at this hour. nick giovanni, wbz news. the district attorney from lawrence confirming there's been a deadly shooting at a home on box ford street. police were called after a report of a person shot. they found a man in his 30s who died at the hospital. all new at 5:00. wbz now has video of the rescue of nathan carmen. his mother is still missing. >> we obtained photos and video from the crew of the freighter that rescued 22-year-old nathan carmen. he jumped from the life raft to swim to the freighter. he spent a week in the raft and

him. we see the crew hoisting him up onto the ship, eventually wrapping him in a blanket and giving him food. the question remains what happened to his mother? the two left september 17th on a fishing trip from rhode island and a week later he was spotted by the freighter and his mother nowhere in sight. he told authorities he heard a taking on water. carmen was once a person of interest in the death of his grandfather. several items from his home in vermont and his mother's home in connecticut have been seized but he is not charged in this case. part of a new jersey neighborhood reduced to rubble when a gas leak erupted. twelve homes were damaged, two

smell. firefighters heard a hissing noise and evacuated the area immediately and the blast sent debris rains down on the street. no one was seriously hurt and authorities are investigating what happened there. new hampshire senator kelly ayotte says she misspoke. >> certainly there are many role models that we believe he can serve as president and absolutely i would do that. >> a few hours after the debate she issued a statement saying that the remark was a mistake. >> here's what kelly ayotte said today. >> i misspoke and certainly i hope that all of our children aspire to run for president,

as good examples and i wouldn't hold them out as examples of role models for my children. >> does this help ayacht? >> any time you have to claim you misspoke, it's an embarrassment. she's been dealing with the trump issue every day for weeks. i've yet to see hard evidence that trump new hampshire. and keep in mind, trump called ayacht weak and that she's given him zero support. voters will likely judge her on her own merits.

length relationship with hillary clinton. >> we want our politicians to apologize when they make a mistake. >> what are you looking for in the vice presidential debate? >> i'm looking for performances every bit as memorable as their convention speeches. remember all that? no. no one remembers a thing about job one is to avoid news making blunders, i expect tim kaine to continue the clinton campaign's demonization of trump and spotlight more of the conservative positions mike pence has taken on abortion, gay rights, and gun control. pence may have to shelf his abhorrence for negative

campaign and go after hillary clinton on the hot buttons like benghazi and the clinton foundation that trump himself failed to pursue in the first debate. and we can joke about the second bananas and the bland debating the blander. but millions will be watching and it's an opportunity. >> we'll be talking about it at 11:00. >> see you then. >> and see the debate right here on wbz. we'll the red sox is packed up for the playoffs, destination, hopefully, the world series by way of cleveland first. steve burton has more on the team. >> the red sox held the final workout before getting on a plane and heading straight to cleveland. yesterday there was no sign of tom brady. and today, no sign of david ortiz.

for cleveland. >> reporter: they've got 162 games under their belt. but come thursday night in cleveland, a new season begins. >> the only thing that matters is winning. you don't look at numbers or anything. it's about everybody in the organization trying to find a way to win. >> there's a beauty in any post season. there's no tomorrow. with the approach taken every day you walk on the field. and guys are aware of that. and maybe the guys that have had some the past can draw upon their own. we've always benefited from a very good blend of leading type players and youthfulness. >> david ortiz is probably at the top of the list when it comes to needing a breather. >> him reenergizing himself for us will be key.

of days. we're looking forward to thursday. >> david ortiz did not work out. i did see him 10 minutes ago. and he said something to me that i can't repeat on television. and the team just left to get out to cleveland for a workout. >> red sox has one of the best road records. >> the best record on all of baseball since the all star break. and it will come down to pitching. >> david and lisa, he's the expert. back to you. >> we consider both of your experts, just so you know. tonight police say stay calm. coming up how to talk to your kids about the nationwide creepy clown scare. and hurricane matthew is a

we'll have the latest on how it could impact new england. and coming up at 6:00, it was an emotional day in court. why a former howell police officer faced the family and issued a cheerful apology. i just want what's be y kids. when i hear arguments that massachusetts needs more charter schools, i think: what about the students in all of our schools? ore money from the existing public schools. that's 400 million dollars, just last year. we can't afford to drain even more money from our kids' schools because they're already losing so much. i'm not just standing up for my own kids; i'm fighting for yours, too.

a recurring creepy clown hoax is getting serious attention nationwide. >> parents are urged to take action. the hoax caused an evacuation at merrimack college last night. >> reporter: administrators at merrimack college are asking twitter to disable the thread have been posted. they've moved beyond college campuses. some students have staged clown hunts to dozens of communities in massachusetts and across the country. police are now being inundated with calls. >> resources takes them out of other areas, and what if

have -- available. >> a letter asking parents to watch for signs that the clown hoax. please monitor your child's activity through personal media access. hundreds of students were evacuated. >> and everyone started running and the r.a.'s were saying to get out. >> reporter: a staff member saw a throat on twitter saying there was a clown holding a rifle in one of the dorms. >> and now administrators are calling for twitter to take responsibility. >> we'd like to get a response. i imagine a lot of campuses and communities are facing the same thing. >> what can twitter really do about this? that was the subject of a discussion in a class at emerson college today on social media. and we'll hear what the instructor had to say about

christina hager, wbz news. tonight we continue to track hurricane matthew, the category 4 storm slamming into haiti, packing 145-mile-per- hour winds. heavy rain and this video shows a river swelling way above the banks. you can see the strong current. the damage is said to be devastating already and now the storm is headed to cuba. this could be a major storm for the u.s. >> especiall southeastern united states. florida, south carolina, perhaps north carolina. those are the areas most at risk in the united states for this system. >> the time frame to watch would be saturday into sunday but the track is to be determined. and sometimes there's a sense of why don't you know? four to five days out is right

with tropical systems. i do favor a solution that will take it offshore to the south and that would limit impact here. and i expect there'll be more clarity as we head into the day tomorrow and certainly thursday. this is the hurricane center's track. and it takes it across the bahamas to florida as we head to thursday afternoon and evening. and the problem here is that if you had a storm that came into the coast like, that's thing. with this track as it stays a category 3 or stronger hurricane, it coming up to the florida coast. it's going to come around the natural best to the united states coastline. up around south carolina and southern north carolina before it starts to stall out and perhaps move out to sea.

anything. i just wanted to put it out there -- i don't think that's going to be the case. the ridge of high pressure in the east looks to be dominant and the ridge would keep the storm from lifting up the east coast to the level of new england. that's player we'll keep an eye on over the next 48 hours. temperatures in the upper 50s to the nor'easter is just offshore. and that wind will stay gusty tonight. temperatures in the 40s for the suburbs and low 50s near the water. and a mix of sun and clouds, otherwise, a nice midweek forecast. temperatures in the low 60s. a quiet evening up in the 60s and temperatures a little warmer than what we saw today. perfect october conditions, and

control. thursday to friday that's going to allow for warming temperatures, a lot of sun and a great stretch to be outdoors. 76 on friday and then we'll turn the corner and look to the weekend which should include above average temperatures. when we look at the 7-day forecast right now. the only rain is a chance for showers on saturday. the difference here from the or one that goes to the coastline is the -- rain for the weekend. >> it's a holiday weekend and a lot of people have plans. coming up, the danger of distracted driving. >> new numbers are staggering. the interesting way police are cracking down.

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or visit us at bluecrossma.com/medicareguide. ? we begin with breaking news out of the -- a police presence after shots were fired during an operation involving massachusetts state police. >> we know this has been happening on newburg street in roslindale. we have crews on the ground and sky eye as well. the need ham commuter rail line

village because of police activity. >> and they have someone in custody now. one person is in custody. >> that will make people feel better. >> certainly. with safer cars, more distracted driving laws on the books, the number of car crashes is going up. >> police are trying to nab drivers using cell phones. officers on bicycles peek into cars to make sure the drivers are focused on on texting. other police departments have used other tactics including posing as panhandlers. just driving behind somebody -- it's hard to tell if they are texting or making a phone call. just a few years ago when

take a look. >> danielle? >> tongue twisters. >> that would be it, yes. [ applause ] >> and you didn't trip up on it. >> danielle niles of weymouth, massachusetts. >> i'm studying meteorology. >> what are you going to do with that training? >> maybe be on and i had my first -- >> danielle did become a tv meteorologist right here on wbz. danielle niles, who knew? >> do you want to be on wheel of fortune. the wheel mobile will be at faneuil hall. looking to draft contestants for show. >> that was great. >> that was cool. >> proud to have her here.

6:00. but here liam. right on the other side of this break, a deadly hit-and- run. the stretch for a driver who sped away from the scene. and new details on the deadly new jersey transit crash. and tracking matthew, the powerful category 4 hurricane rips through haiti on a potential path to the u.s. the preparations now underway in the states, including

joe plaia: every three days, someone in new hampshire is killed with a gun. mothers, sons, friends. and yet kelly ayotte continues to play political games instead of making new hampshire safer. when she has the chance to strengthen background checks, then - on a bill to keep suspected terrorists from getting guns, ayotte flip flopped. kelly ayotte's become another typical washington politician and that puts us all at risk. narrator: independence usa pac is responsible for the